The present invention comprises the theme of the Japanese patent application JP2004-341182 that submits to Japan Patent office in the Japanese patent application JP 2004-341181 that relates on November 25th, 2004 and submit to Japan Patent office and on November 25th, 2004, and its full content is hereby incorporated by.
Embodiment
Describe in detail preferred embodiment below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
(first execution mode)
Fig. 1 has showed the structure according to the secondary cell of first embodiment of the invention.This secondary cell is so-called Coin shape, and in this secondary cell, will be included in the negative pole 12 in the packing cap (package cup) 11 and be included in positive pole 14 in the pack case (package can) 13 with barrier film 15 laminations in the centre.The marginal portion of packing cap 11 and pack case 13 are passed through insulating cell 16 calkings with sealing negative pole 12 and anodal 14.Packing cap 11 and pack case 13 by, for example, metal such as stainless steel or aluminium (Al) are made.
Negative pole 12 comprises, for example, and negative electrode collector 12A and be configured in anode active material layer 12B on the negative electrode collector 12A.
This negative electrode collector 12A is preferably made by the metal material that comprises at least a metallic element, and it does not form intermetallic compound with lithium.This is because when metal material and lithium formation intermetallic compound, negative electrode collector 12A expands or shrinks according to charging and discharge, the structural deterioration of anticathode collector body 12A takes place thus, therefore the current collection performance of negative electrode collector 12A descends, and negative electrode collector 12A supports the ability reduction of anode active material layer 12B.In specification, metal material not only comprises the simple substance of metallic element, also comprises the alloy that contains two or more metallic elements and contains one or more metallic elements and the alloy of one or more metalloid elements.The example that forms the metallic element of intermetallic compound with lithium does not comprise copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), titanium (Ti), iron (Fe) and chromium (Cr).
Negative electrode collector 12A preferably includes and anode active material layer 12B alloyed metal (AM) element, because when metallic element and anode active material layer 12B alloying, can improve the adhesion between negative electrode collector 12A and the anode active material layer 12B.For example, as described later, anode active material layer 12B comprises in the situation of silicon as element therein, as not with lithium form intermetallic compound and with anode active material layer 12B alloyed metal (AM) element, enumerate copper, nickel and iron.According to intensity and conductivity, they are preferred.
Negative electrode collector 12A can comprise single or multiple lift.Negative electrode collector 12A comprises in the situation of multilayer therein, and the layer that contacts with anode active material layer 12B is by making with the metal material of alloying with silicon, and other layers can be made by other metal materials.In addition, negative electrode collector 12A is preferably made by the metal material that comprises at least a metallic element, its except with the interface of anode active material layer 12B do not form intermetallic compound with lithium.
The surface roughness of negative electrode collector 12A is preferably 1 μ m or bigger in roughness distributes 10 height (ten point heightof roughness profile) Rz, and arithmetic average roughness Ra is 0.15 μ m or bigger, because can improve the adhesion of anode active material layer 12B.
Anode active material layer 12B comprises silicon as element, because silicon has big insertion and deviates from the ability of lithium and can obtain high-energy-density.Can simple substance, the form of alloy or compound comprises silicon.
Anode active material layer 12B forms by for example vapor phase method, and comprises a plurality of primary particles that form by growth on thickness direction.A plurality of primary particles are assembled a plurality of offsprings of formation.
Fig. 2 is scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photo (secondary electron image) of the particle structure on the surface of displaying anode active material layer 12B, and Fig. 3 is for describing the diagram of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is the SEM photo of the section of displaying anode active material layer 12B shown in Figure 2, and Fig. 5 is for describing the diagram of Fig. 4.Fig. 6 is scanning ion microscope (SIM) photo of the discharge portion of exploded view 2, and Fig. 7 is for describing the diagram of Fig. 6.In Fig. 2, each hatched area shown in Figure 3 offspring 121 of respectively doing for oneself, and in offspring 121, each particle shape part primary particle of respectively doing for oneself.In addition, in Fig. 4, the hatched area of Fig. 5 is the section of primary particle 123.
Shown in Fig. 2-7, on the direction, each offspring 121 separates by the groove 122 that has the degree of depth on the thickness direction of anode active material layer 12B in the plane of anode active material layer 12B.In addition, shown in Figure 4 and 5, primary particle 123 is not only adjacent one another are, and part is in conjunction with forming offspring 121 each other, and groove 122 almost arrives negative electrode collector 12A.For example, the degree of depth of groove 122 is about 5 μ m or bigger, and the width of groove 122 is for example about 1 μ m or bigger.Groove 122 forms by charging and discharge, and groove 122 is not along primary particle but formation relatively linearly.Thereby, shown in Figure 6 as under amplifying, the division particle 124 of some primary particles for being divided by groove 122.In Fig. 7, (knurled) of annular knurl zone is division particle 124.
The average of the division particle 124 of each offspring in 5 or more heterogeneous adjacent offspring is preferably 10 or more, be combined together to form and have certain size or bigger offspring 121 because have the primary particle 123 of certain degree of adhesion, can discharge thus owing to expand and shrink the stress that causes according to charging and discharge.The core that is desirably in negative pole 12 satisfies the average of division particle 124, because electric current is easy to focus on the marginal portion, and the variation in the formation of groove 122 is easy to take place.
In addition, size as offspring 121, the spacing of drawing in perpendicular to 100 μ m * 70 mu m ranges in the plane of thickness direction therein is in the situation of the long line of eight the 100 μ m of 10 μ m, the average of the offspring 121 of every line is preferably 5-11 (comprising end points), and the average of the primary particle 123 of each offspring 121 is preferably 20 or more on line, because can discharge owing to expanding and shrinking the stress that causes by being divided into the offspring 121 with this size.As the situation of the quantity of above-mentioned division particle 124, can satisfy the quantity of offspring 121 and the quantity of primary particle 123 at the core of negative pole 12.The width of line is under the situation of 1 μ m therein, and the offspring that is arranged on the line to small part is included in the quantity that is present in the offspring on the line, even and an offspring be positioned on the many lines, this offspring can be included in each bar of these many lines.In addition, division particle 124 is included in the quantity of the primary particle that offspring comprises.
In addition, size as offspring 121, in the section of the thickness direction shown in the Figure 4 and 5, wherein in 10 continuous offsprings 121, perpendicular to the quantity of the length T on the direction of thickness direction 2 offspring longer than the length T on thickness direction 1 than being preferably 50% or more.This is because in this case, can further discharge stress.As the situation of the quantity of above-mentioned division particle 124, can satisfy this quantity ratio at the core of negative pole 12.Measurement in the section of each offspring 121 in the maximum of the length T on the thickness direction 1 with in maximum perpendicular to the length T on the direction of thickness direction 2.
For example, can observe these particle structures by SEM shown in Fig. 2 and 4 or SIM as shown in Figure 6.In addition, anode active material layer 12B preferably cuts to observe section by focused ion beam (FIB) or slicing machine.
In secondary cell, can prevent because the expansion of the anode active material layer 12B that recharge and discharge cause by this particle structure, and for example, 40 chargings therein and discharge cycles are under the situation of reference charging and discharge, when the thickness of anode active material layer 12B be discharge before reference charging and discharge during discharge after repeating reference charging and discharge 1-1.7 times of thickness.In this case, on charging and discharge battery at least once, carry out reference charging and discharge.But in the initial stage of charging and discharge, the state variation of anode active material layer 12B is very big, therefore preferably charge after the battery assembling and discharge 20 times or still less battery on carry out reference charging and discharge.The thickness of anode active material layer 12B is the mean value of the length T 1 on the thickness direction in the section of 10 continuous quadratic particles 121 of the core of negative pole 12.Measure length T 1 as mentioned above.For example, when on the two sides that anode active material layer is configured in negative electrode collector, measure the length T 1 on the thickness direction of 10 continuous quadratic particles 121 on each face, and the mean value of definite length T 1.
Anode active material layer 12B preferred at least with the part of negative electrode collector 12A at the interface with negative electrode collector 12A alloying.More particularly, the Elements Diffusion of preferred negative electrode current collector 12A is advanced among the anode active material layer 12B, or the Elements Diffusion of anode active material layer 12B is advanced among the negative electrode collector 12A, or they are diffused into each other between it at the interface, because even anode active material layer 12B expands and shrinks according to charging and discharge, also can prevent anode active material layer 12B disengaging negative electrode collector 12A.
In addition, preferably before initial charge and discharge, lithium is inserted among the anode active material layer 12B in advance.This is because can further discharge owing to expand and shrink the stress on the negative electrode collector 12A of being applied to that causes, and can increase by with the lithium of electrolyte solution reaction consumes, and can prevent the rising of negative pole 12 voltages in the later stage of discharge.In this case, in the initial stage of charge-discharge cycles, the electro-chemical activity lithium preferably remains in after charging in the negative pole 12 at least.
For example, can take out negative pole 12 by after discharge, taking secondary cell apart, use the conducts such as metal forming that lithium metal can deposit on it that electrode is formed half-cell, and detect lithium and whether can shift out with lithium metal from negative pole 12 and whether can deposit electrode, determine whether the electro-chemical activity lithium remains in the negative pole 12.
Anodal 14 comprise, for example, and positive electrode collector 14A and the anode active material layer 14B that is configured on the positive electrode collector 14A, and configuration anodal 14 is so that anode active material layer 14B faces anode active material layer 12B.Positive electrode collector 14A is made by for example aluminium, nickel, stainless steel etc.
Anode active material layer 14B for example comprises, be selected from the positive electrode that can insert and deviate from lithium one or both or multiple as positive electrode active materials, and if necessary, can comprise electric conductor such as raw material of wood-charcoal material and adhesive such as polyvinylidene fluoride.As the positive electrode that can insert and deviate from lithium, for example, preferably by general formula Li
xMIO
2Expression contain lithium-metal composite oxides can produce high voltage and have high density because contain lithium-metal composite oxides, therefore by containing the more high power capacity that lithium-metal composite oxides can obtain secondary cell.In formula, MI represents one or more transition metal, and for example, is selected from least a preferably as MI of cobalt (Co) and nickel.The value of x depends on the charging-discharge condition of battery, and usually in the scope of 0.05≤x≤1.10.This instantiation that contains lithium-metal composite oxides comprises LiCoO
2, LiNiO
2Deng.
Barrier film 15 is isolated negative pole 12 and anodal 14 so that the short circuit current of lithium ion by preventing from simultaneously to cause owing to the contact between negative pole 12 and anodal 14.Barrier film 15 is by for example, and polyethylene or polypropylene are made.
Barrier film 15 is used as the electrolyte solution dipping of liquid electrolyte.This electrolyte solution comprises, for example, and solvent and be dissolved in the electrolytic salt of this solvent, and if necessary, can comprise various additives.As solvent, for example, enumerate nonaqueous solvents for example ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate or methyl ethyl carbonate.Can use the mixture of a kind of solvent or two or more solvents.
As electrolytic salt, for example, enumerate for example LiPF of lithium salts
6, LiCF
3SO
3Or LiClO
4Can use the mixture of a kind of electrolytic salt or two or more electrolytic salts.
For example, make battery as follows.
At first, form on negative electrode collector 12A by for example vapor phase method and comprise the anode active material layer 12B of silicon as element.As vapor phase method, for example, use physical deposition method or chemical deposition, and more particularly, can use vacuum vapor deposition method, sputtering method, ion plating, laser ablation (laserablation) method, CVD (chemical vapour deposition (CVD)) method, spraying (spraying) method etc.After forming anode active material layer 12B, under vacuum atmosphere or non--oxidizing atmosphere, heat-treat.Thereby, can carry out the alloying of negative electrode collector 12A and anode active material layer 12B, and can improve the adhesion of primary particle 123, and can form above-mentioned particle structure by charging and discharge.Then, if necessary, lithium electrochemical is inserted among the anode active material layer 12B by for example vacuum vapor deposition method.Can before heat treatment, insert lithium.
Next, on positive electrode collector 14A, form anode active material layer 14B.For example, positive electrode active materials and electric conductor if necessary and adhesive are mixed forming mixture, and this mixture is coated on positive electrode collector 14A.Then, this mixture compression molding is formed anode active material layer 14B.Afterwards, with negative pole 12, barrier film 15 and anodal 14 laminations, and they are placed packing cap 11 and pack case 13, and inject electrolyte solution, to packing cap 11 and pack case 13 calkings with assemble.After assemble, to battery charge and discharge in anode active material layer 12B, to form above-mentioned particle structure.
In addition, even therein under the situation that anode active material layer 12B forms by the evaporation with 40nm/ second or higher evaporation rate, can obtain above-mentioned particle structure.In this case, after forming anode active material layer 12B, can further carry out or not heat-treat.
When battery charge, lithium ion is deviate from from positive pole 14, inserts in the negative pole 12 by electrolyte solution.When secondary cell discharged, for example, lithium ion was deviate from from negative pole 12, inserted in anodal 14 by electrolyte solution.Anode active material layer 12B significantly expands and shrinks according to charging and discharge, yet anode active material layer 12B has above-mentioned particle structure, so primary particle 123 is not individually but expands on offspring 121 bases or shrink.Thereby, can discharge stress, and can prevent that anode active material layer 12B from losing its shape and breaking away from negative electrode collector 12A.
Therefore, in this embodiment, in anode active material layer 12B, in 5 or more heterogeneous adjacent offspring, the average of the division particle 124 of each offspring is 10 or more, or the average of the offspring 121 of above-mentioned every line is 5-11 (comprising end points), therefore and the average of the primary particle 123 of each offspring 121 is 20 or more, can improve adhesion between anode active material layer 12B and the negative electrode collector 12A and the adhesion between the primary particle in anode active material layer 12B 123.Thereby, can discharge owing to expands and shrinks the stress that causes, and can prevent that anode active material layer 12B from losing its shape and disengaging negative electrode collector 12A according to charging and discharge.Therefore, can improve battery behavior such as cycle characteristics.
Especially, in the section on thickness direction, when wherein perpendicular to the quantity of the length T on the direction of thickness direction 2 offspring longer than the length T on thickness direction 1 than being 50% or more, or the thickness of anode active material layer 12B be in the reference charging and during the discharge before discharging 1.7 times of thickness or more hour during the discharge after repeating reference charging and discharge, can obtain higher effect.
In addition, when before initial charge and discharge, lithium being inserted anode active material layer 12B, or when the electro-chemical activity lithium remains among the anode active material layer 12B after discharge, can further discharge owing to expand and shrink the stress that causes, thereby can further improve battery behavior such as cycle characteristics according to charging and discharge.
In addition, when forming anode active material layer 12B, can easily improve adhesion between anode active material layer 12B and the negative electrode collector 12A and the adhesion between the primary particle in anode active material layer 12B 123 by evaporation with 40nm/ second or bigger evaporation rate.Thereby, can easily make secondary cell according to this execution mode.
(second execution mode)
Fig. 8 has showed the structure according to the secondary cell of second embodiment of the invention.In this secondary cell, be connected with lead-in wire 21 and 22 spiral winding electrode 20 and be included in film-shape packaging element 30, can form thus have smaller szie, the more light weight and the secondary cell of low profile (lower profile) more.
Lead-in wire 21 is for example guided the outside with identical direction into from the inside of packaging element 30 with 22.The lead-in wire 21 and 22 by, for example, sheet or netted metal material such as aluminium, copper, nickel or stainless steel are made.
Packaging element 30 is made by for example rectangular aluminum laminated film, comprises the nylon membrane, aluminium foil and the polyethylene film that combine with this order in this film.Configuration packaging element 30 is so that the polyethylene film of each packaging element 30 is faced spiral winding electrode 20, and the marginal portion of packaging element 30 is bonded to each other by melting welding or adhesive.Adhesive film (adhesive film) 31 is inserted between packaging element 30 and the lead-in wire 21 and 22 to prevent entering of extraneous air.Adhesive film 31 is made 21 and 22 materials with viscosity that go between by for example, and this material is vistanex such as polyethylene, polypropylene, modified poly ethylene or modified polypropene for example.
In addition, packaging element 30 can replace above-mentioned aluminium lamination press mold to form by the laminated film with any other structure, high molecular weight membrane such as polypropylene or metal film.
Fig. 9 has showed along the cutaway view of the spiral winding electrode 20 of the line I-I of Fig. 8.Spiral winding electrode 20 is to comprise negative pole 23 with positive pole 24 and at the barrier film 25 of centre and the screw winding laminate of dielectric substrate 26, and the most external of spiral winding electrode 20 is protected with boundary belt 27.
Negative pole 23 has the structure that anode active material layer 23B wherein is configured in the two sides of negative electrode collector 23A.Anodal 24 have wherein, and anode active material layer 24B is configured in the structure on the two sides of positive electrode collector 24A, and disposes anodal 24 so that anode active material layer 24B faces anode active material layer 23B.The structure of negative electrode collector 23A, anode active material layer 23B, positive electrode collector 24A, anode active material layer 24B and barrier film 25 structure with negative electrode collector 12A, anode active material layer 12B, positive electrode collector 14A, anode active material layer 14B and barrier film 15 respectively is identical.Have the core of the anode active material layer 12B of little curvature by use, determine the particle structure of anode active material layer 12B.
Dielectric substrate 26 is made by so-called gel electrolyte, and the supporter of being made by high molecular weight material in this gel electrolyte keeps electrolyte solution.Gel electrolyte is preferred, because gel electrolyte can obtain high ionic conductivity, and can prevent the leakage of battery.Identical in the structure of electrolyte solution and first execution mode.As high molecular weight material, for example, enumerate polyvinylidene fluoride.
For example, can make secondary cell as follows.
At first, as first execution mode, form negative pole 23 and positive pole 24, and on negative pole 23 and anodal 24, form the wherein dielectric substrate 26 of supporter maintenance electrolyte solution.Then, will go between and 21 and 22 be connected respectively to negative electrode collector 23A and positive electrode collector 24A.Then; the positive pole 24 that is formed with the negative pole 23 of dielectric substrate 26 on it and is formed with dielectric substrate 26 on it is after barrier film 25 laminations in the centre form laminate; with this laminate screw winding, and the most external that boundary belt 27 is attached to laminate is to form spiral winding electrode 20.Afterwards, spiral winding electrode 20 is clipped between the packaging element 30, and the marginal portion of packaging element 30 is adhering to each other so that spiral winding electrode 20 is sealed in the packaging element 30 by thermofussion welding etc.At this moment, adhesive film 31 is inserted lead-in wire 21 and 22 and packaging element 30 between.
In addition, assemble as follows.At first, the same with first execution mode, after forming negative pole 23 and anodal 24, connect lead-in wire 21 and 22.Then, negative pole 23 and positive pole 24 and barrier film 25 laminations in the centre are formed laminate, and with this laminate screw winding.The most external that boundary belt 27 is attached to the screw winding laminate is to form the screw winding body as the precursor of spiral winding electrode 20.Next, the screw winding body is clipped between the packaging element 30, and the marginal portion of packaging element 30 is packed with the shape pouch by the thermofussion welding adhesion except that a side.Then, will comprise electrolyte solution, inject packaging element 30 as the monomer of the material of high-molecular weight compounds and the electrolyte of polymerization initiator and any other materials if necessary such as polymerization inhibitor with component.Afterwards, under vacuum atmosphere, pack the open section of element 30, and make monomer polymerization form high-molecular weight compounds, form gel electrolyte layer 26 thus by applying heat by thermofussion welding.
Thereby, after assemble, as first execution mode, to battery charge and discharge in anode active material layer 23B, to form above-mentioned particle structure.
This secondary cell works as in the first embodiment, and has those the identical effects with first execution mode.
(the 3rd execution mode)
Secondary cell according to the 3rd execution mode has the structure the same with first execution mode, except the structure difference of anode active material layer 12B.Therefore, in this embodiment, with reference to figure 1, identical component, and is not described further as first execution mode with identical numeral.
Anode active material layer 12B comprises silicon as element, because silicon has big insertion and deviates from the ability of lithium and can obtain high-energy-density.Form with simple substance, alloy or compound comprises silicon.
Anode active material layer 12B forms by for example vapor phase method, and comprises a plurality of primary particles that form by growth on thickness direction.A plurality of primary particles are assembled a plurality of offsprings of formation.
Figure 10 is the SEM photo of the particle structure of the section of displaying anode active material layer 12B, and Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of particle structure.Shown in Figure 10 and 11, each offspring 121 by groove 122 separately.Groove 122 is by for example charging and the formation of discharging, and almost arrives negative electrode collector 12A.Primary particle 123 is not only adjacent one another are simply, and is bonded to each other at least in part to form offspring 121.Tilt from alignment the same side in primary particle 123 and the cross section of offspring 121 on thickness direction perpendicular to negative electrode collector 12A.Thereby, in secondary cell, can discharge owing to expand and shrink the stress that causes according to charging and discharge.And, can reduce the expansion of thickness direction.
Primary particle 123 and offspring 121 be from tilting perpendicular to the line of the negative electrode collector 12A angle θ with 5 °-60 ° (comprising end points), and more preferably with the angle θ of 15 °-60 ° (comprising end points), because in this scope, can obtain higher effect.The angle of inclination of each primary particle 123 and each offspring 121 needn't be identical, and the mean value of the angle of preferred primary particle 123 and offspring 121 is in above-mentioned scope.In addition, by observing 5 continuous quadratic particles 121 in the cross section on the thickness direction of the core of negative pole 12, and ask the mean value at their angle of inclination, determine the angle of inclination of primary particle 123 and offspring 121.
For example, as shown in figure 10, can observe this particle structure by SEM or SIM.In addition, cut anode active material layer 12B to observe the cross section by FIB or slicing machine.
Anode active material layer 12B preferred at least with the part of negative electrode collector 12A at the interface with negative electrode collector 12A alloying.More particularly, the Elements Diffusion of preferred negative electrode current collector 12A is advanced among the anode active material layer 12B, or the Elements Diffusion of anode active material layer 12B is advanced among the negative electrode collector 12A, or they are diffused into each other between it at the interface, because even anode active material layer 12B expands and shrinks according to charging and discharge, also can prevent anode active material layer 12B disengaging negative electrode collector 12A.
For example, can make secondary cell as follows.
At first, form on negative electrode collector 12A by for example vapor phase method and comprise the anode active material layer 12B of silicon as element.As vapor phase method, for example, use the vapor phase method of describing in the first embodiment.At this moment, for example, with respect to the normal of negative electrode collector 12A with an angle injection material.Thereby the primary particle of anode active material layer 12B is with respect to the angle growth of normal to tilt of negative electrode collector 12A.Then, if necessary, under vacuum atmosphere or non--oxidizing atmosphere, heat-treat.
Next, as in the first embodiment, on positive electrode collector 14A, form anode active material layer 14B, and with negative pole 12, barrier film 15 and anodal 14 laminations.Then, they are placed packing cap 11 and pack case 13, and inject electrolyte solution.Then, to packing cap 11 and pack case 13 calkings with assemble.After assemble, to battery charge and discharge in anode active material layer 12B, forming groove 122, thereby be divided into offspring 121.
When secondary cell charge, lithium ion is deviate from from positive pole 14, inserts in the negative pole 12 by electrolyte solution.When secondary cell discharged, for example, lithium ion was deviate from from negative pole 12, inserted in anodal 14 by electrolyte solution.Anode active material layer 12B significantly expands and shrinks according to charging and discharge; Yet primary particle 123 and offspring 121 tilt to the same side, therefore can discharge stress, and can prevent that anode active material layer 12B from losing its shape and breaking away from negative electrode collector 12A.
Therefore, in this embodiment, primary particle 123 and the offspring 121 of anode active material layer 12B tilt to the same side, therefore can discharge owing to expands and shrinks the stress that causes, and can prevent that anode active material layer 12B from losing its shape and disengaging negative electrode collector 12A according to charging and discharge.Thereby, can improve battery behavior such as cycle characteristics.
Especially, when elementary particle 123 and offspring 121 from during with the angle tilt of 5 °-60 ° (comprising end points), obtaining higher effect perpendicular to the line of negative electrode collector 12A.
(the 4th execution mode)
Secondary cell according to the 4th execution mode has the structure identical with second execution mode, except anode active material layer 12B has the structure identical with the 3rd execution mode.That is, in the secondary cell with structure shown in Fig. 8 and 9, anode active material layer 12B has the structure identical with the 3rd execution mode.This secondary cell is as working in the 3rd execution mode, and has those the identical effects with the 3rd execution mode.Therefore especially, in this embodiment, can prevent the expansion of anode active material layer 23B on thickness direction,, also can prevent the expansion of battery even when recharge and discharge.
[embodiment]
Describe specific embodiments of the invention below with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
(embodiment 1-1 to 1-7)
Formation has the secondary cell of structure shown in Fig. 8 and 9.
At first, to form particle diameter on the surface of Copper Foil be that the thin copper particle of about 2 μ m is the negative electrode collector 23A of about 2.8 μ m with preparation roughness 10 the height Rz that distribute by electroplating.Then, forming the thickness of being made by silicon by the electron beam vacuum vapor deposition method on negative electrode collector 23A is the anode active material layer 23B of about 5.5 μ m.At this moment, as shown in table 1 in embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, in 0.5nm/ second-100nm/ scope second, change film and form speed.Next, in embodiment 1-1 to 1-3,1-5 and 1-7, in reduced pressure atmosphere, under 300 ℃, heat-treat.In embodiment 1-4 and 1-6, do not heat-treat.
In addition, be the lithium and cobalt oxides (LiCoO of 5 μ m with 92 weight portions as the average grain diameter of positive electrode active materials
2) powder, 2 weight portions mix as the polyvinylidene fluoride of adhesive as the carbon black of electric conductor and 5 weight portions and form mixture, and the N-N-methyl-2-2-pyrrolidone N-that this mixture is put into as decentralized medium forms slurry.Then, this slurry is coated on the positive electrode collector 24A that the thickness of being made by aluminium foil is 15 μ m, and dry, suppress this slurry then and form anode active material layer 24B.
Next, with 37.5 weight % ethylene carbonates, 37.5 weight % propylene carbonates, 10 weight % vinylene carbonates and 15 weight %LiPF
6Mixing is with the preparation electrolyte solution, and will wherein be mixed with 30 weight % electrolyte solutions, 10 weight % are 600 as the weight average molecular weight of block copolymer, the precursor solution of 000 polyvinylidene fluoride and 60 weight % dimethyl carbonates is coated on the two sides of negative pole 23 and anodal 24, and make the dimethyl carbonate volatilization, thereby form dielectric substrate 26.
Afterwards, connect lead-in wire 21 and 22, and with negative pole 23 and anodal 24 with barrier film 26 laminations in the centre, and screw winding.Negative pole 23 and anodal 24 is sealed in the packaging element of being made by the aluminium lamination press mold 30, thereby has assembled secondary cell.
As comparative example 1-1 to 1-3 with respect to embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, as shown in table 1, equally assemble secondary cell with embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, except forming speed, the film of anode active material layer 23B in the scope of second 0.5nm/ second-20nm/, changes, and beyond after forming anode active material layer 23B, not heat-treating.
Under 25 ℃ condition, to the secondary cell of embodiment 1-1 to 1-7 and comparative example 1-1 to 1-3 charge-discharge test to be to measure the 101st circulation to the capability retention of circulation for the second time.At this moment, at constant current density 1mA/cm
2Down secondary cell charge is reached 4.2V up to cell voltage, under constant voltage 4.2V, secondary cell charge is reached 0.05mA/cm up to current density then
2Then, at constant current density 1mA/cm
2Discharge reaches 2.5V up to cell voltage to secondary cell down.Under the situation of secondary cell charge, the capacity utilance of negative pole 23 is 90% therein, and prevents the deposition of lithium metal on negative pole 23.The discharge capacity of capability retention by the 101st circulation calculated the ratio of the discharge capacity of circulation for the second time, that is, and and (discharge capacity that circulate the discharge capacity of the 101st circulation/second time) * 100.
In addition, under identical condition to the secondary cell charge of embodiment 1-1 to 1-7 and comparative example 1-1 to 1-3 and discharge ten times, take the negative pole 23 under the battery taking-up discharge condition then apart, and, observe the surface of negative pole 23 and the section of core by SIM then with dimethyl carbonate cleaning negative pole 23.The core that cuts negative pole 23 by FIB is to observe section.By the SIM photo that use obtains, determine the average of the division particle 124 of each offspring 121 in 5 adjacent offsprings 121, therein in 100 μ m * 70 mu m ranges, draw spacing be the offspring 121 of every line in the situation of the long line of eight 100 μ m of 10 μ m average, each offspring 121 primary particle 123 average and in ten continuous quadratic particles 121 wherein at ratio perpendicular to the length T on the direction of thickness direction 2 offspring longer than the length T on thickness direction 1.
In addition, in the secondary cell of embodiment 1-1 to 1-7 and comparative example 1-1 to 1-3, to charge under the same conditions and ten times the battery of discharging is regarded battery before reference charging and discharge as, and 40 times the battery of will charging under the same conditions and discharge ten times and further charge under the same conditions then and discharge is regarded the battery after reference charging and discharge as.Will be before reference charging and discharge and each battery afterwards take apart to take out the negative pole 23 under the discharge condition.Afterwards, clean negative pole 23, and observe the section of negative pole 23 cores by SEM or SIM with dimethyl carbonate.By using SEM photo or SIM photo, ten continuous quadratic particles 121 the length T 1 on thickness direction of measurement on the two sides of negative electrode collector 23A, and measure the thickness of their mean value, and be determined at after reference charging and the discharge the coefficient of expansion to the anode active material layer 23B before reference charging and discharge as anode active material layer 23B.
These the results are shown in the table 1.Fig. 2 that has described and 4 is the SEM photo of the anode active material layer 23B of embodiment 1-2, and Fig. 6 is the SIM photo of the anode active material layer 23B of embodiment 1-2.In addition, the SEM photo on the anode active material layer 23B surface of embodiment 1-4 as shown in figure 12, and the SEM photo on the anode active material layer surface of comparative example 1-2 is as shown in figure 13.
Table 1
As shown in table 1,1-1 to 1-3 compares with comparative example, in embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, obtains higher capability retention.In addition, shown in table 1 and Fig. 2,4,6 and 10, in the negative pole 23 of embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, division particle 124 averages are 10 or more, and the average of offspring 121 is 5-11 (comprising end points), and the average of primary particle 123 is 20 or more, and wherein perpendicular to the quantity of the length T on the direction of thickness direction 2 offspring longer than the length T on the thickness direction 1 than being 50% or more, and the coefficient of expansion of anode active material layer 23B is 1.7 times or littler.On the other hand, in comparative example 1-1 to 1-3, as shown in figure 13, anode active material layer comes off, and therefore can't observe particle state.
That is, find to improve cycle characteristics when the particle state of anode active material layer 23B as mentioned above the time.In addition, find that this particle state can be easily by heat-treating or obtaining by forming anode active material layer 23B with 40nm/ second or higher film formation speed evaporation after forming anode active material layer 23B.
(embodiment 2)
Equally assemble secondary cell with embodiment 1-2, except in advance lithium being inserted among the anode active material layer 23B.At this moment, by after forming anode active material layer 23B, making the lithium evaporation of metal to anode active material layer 23B surface and heat-treat and insert lithium.The amount of the lithium that inserts is 5% of negative pole 23 capacity.In this case, another test by carrying out in advance proves that the electro-chemical activity lithium remains in the negative pole 23 in the initial stage of charge-discharge cycles after discharge.
Situation with embodiment 1-2 is the same, to secondary cell charge and the discharge of embodiment 2, and measures the capability retention of the 101st circulation, and observes the particle state of anode active material layer 23B in an identical manner.The result is shown in Table 2 with the result of embodiment 1-2.
Table 2
As shown in table 2, compare with embodiment 1-2, in embodiment 2, obtain higher capability retention.That is, discovery or when the electro-chemical activity lithium is residual after discharge, can further improve cycle characteristics when lithium being inserted in the negative pole 23 in advance
(embodiment 3 and 4)
In embodiment 3, equally assemble secondary cell with embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, except replace vacuum vapor deposition method formation anode active material layer 23B by the CVD method after, insert lithium, the step of going forward side by side carries out beyond the heat treatment.In embodiment 4, equally assemble secondary cell with embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, except replace vacuum vapor deposition method formation anode active material layer 23B by sputtering method after, insert lithium, the step of going forward side by side carries out beyond the heat treatment.
As comparative example 3 and 4 with respect to embodiment 3 and 4, with the same secondary cell that assembles of embodiment 3 with 4, except not inserting lithium, and beyond not heat-treating.
The same with embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, to embodiment 3 and 4 and the secondary cell charge and the discharge of comparative example 3 and 4, and measure the capability retention of the 101st circulation, and observe the particle state of anode active material layer 23B in an identical manner.The results are shown in table 3 and 4.The SEM photo of the anode active material layer of comparative example 3 is shown in Figure 14 and 15, and the SIM photo of the anode active material layer of comparative example 3 as shown in figure 16, with the SEM photo of the anode active material layer of comparative example 4 shown in Figure 17 and 18, and the SIM photo of the anode active material layer of comparative example 4 is as shown in figure 19.
Table 3
Table 4
As shown in Tables 3 and 4, compare with 4, in embodiment 3 and 4, obtain higher capability retention with comparative example 3.In addition, in the negative pole 23 of embodiment 3 and 4, the average of division particle 124 is 10 or more, and the average of offspring 121 is 5-11 (comprising end points), and primary particle average is 20 or more, and wherein perpendicular to the quantity of the length T on the direction of thickness direction 2 offspring 121 longer than the length T on the thickness direction 1 than being 50% or more, and the coefficient of expansion of anode active material layer 23B is 1.7 times or littler.On the other hand, in comparative example 3 and 4, shown in Figure 12 to 17, a little less than the adhesion of primary particle, and most of offspring is divided into small pieces along primary particle, and particle state is outside above-mentioned scope.
That is,, also can form the particle state of aforesaid anode active material layer 23B, and can improve cycle characteristics even find to form anode active material layer 23B by other method.
(embodiment 5-1 to 5-7)
Equally assemble secondary cell with embodiment 1-1 to 1-7, except the structure that changes negative pole 23.By form the thickness of being made by silicon on the negative electrode collector 23A of the rough surface of being made by Copper Foil that has thickness 22 μ m and form by the electron beam vacuum vapor deposition method is the anode active material layer 23B of about 9 μ m, and under reduced atmosphere, heat-treat, form negative pole 23.At this moment, in embodiment 5-1 to 5-7, change the angle that wherein material is injected on the negative electrode collector 23A.
Comparative example 5-1 as with respect to embodiment 5-1 to 5-7 equally assembles secondary cell with embodiment 5-1 to 5-7, except when when forming anode active material layer, beyond the angle injection material perpendicular to negative electrode collector.
Under 25 ℃ condition, to the secondary cell of embodiment 5-1 to 5-7 and comparative example 5-1 charge-discharge test to be to determine that the 31st circulation is to the capability retention of circulation for the second time.At this moment, at constant current density 1mA/cm
2Down secondary cell charge is reached 4.2V up to cell voltage, under constant voltage 4.2V, secondary cell charge is reached 0.05mA/cm up to current density then
2Then, at constant current density 1mA/cm
2Discharge reaches 2.5V up to cell voltage to secondary cell down.Under the situation that secondary cell is recharged, the capacity utilance of negative pole 23 is 90% therein, and prevents the deposition of lithium metal on negative pole 23.The discharge capacity of capability retention by the 31st circulation calculated the ratio of the discharge capacity of circulation for the second time, that is, and and (discharge capacity that circulate the discharge capacity of the 31st circulation/second time) * 100.
In addition, in the secondary cell of embodiment 5-1 to 5-7 and comparative example 5-1, measure the thickness of (at 0 circulation time) before charging and the discharge and the thickness after 31 chargings and discharge cycles determining range of expansion, and by the range of expansion rate (expansion range rate) of mathematical expression 1 calculating for comparative example 5-1.
(mathematical expression 1)
Range of expansion rate=[(A-B)/(a-b)] * 100
In mathematical expression 1, A is the thickness of each embodiment before charging and discharge, and B be at the thickness of charging and each embodiment of discharge back and a thickness for comparative example 5-1 before charging and discharge, and b be charge and discharge after the thickness of comparative example 5-1.
In addition, take out negative pole 23 under discharge condition, and clean negative pole 23, observe the section of the core of negative pole 23 then by SEM with dimethyl carbonate at each secondary cell of taking embodiment 5-1 to 5-7 and comparative example 5-1 after the 31st circulation apart.The core that cuts negative pole 23 by slicing machine is to observe section.The SEM photo that obtains by use in 5 continuous offsprings 121, is measured primary particle 123 and offspring 121 from the angle θ perpendicular to the line of negative electrode collector 23A, and measures their mean value.
These the results are shown in the table 5.The Figure 10 that has described is the SEM photo of the anode active material layer 23B of embodiment 5-1.In addition, the SEM photo of the anode active material layer of comparative example 5-1 as shown in figure 20.
Table 5
|
Angle θ (°) |
Range of expansion rate (%) |
Capability retention (%) |
Embodiment 5-1 |
3 |
99.8 |
85.5 |
Embodiment 5-2 |
5 |
98 |
87.1 |
Embodiment 5-3 |
15 |
93 |
89.2 |
Embodiment 5-4 |
30 |
88 |
91.2 |
Embodiment 5-5 |
45 |
86 |
92.1 |
Embodiment 5-6 |
60 |
80 |
90.5 |
Embodiment 5-7 |
70 |
77 |
85.3 |
Comparative example 5-1 |
0 |
100 |
85.2 |
Shown in table 5 and Figure 10 and 20, in embodiment 5-1 to 5-7, primary particle 123 and offspring 121 tilt from the alignment the same side perpendicular to negative electrode collector 12A, and in comparative example 5-1, primary particle 123 and offspring 121 are almost perpendicular to negative electrode collector.In addition, 5-1 compares with comparative example, and in embodiment 5-1 to 5-7, the range of expansion rate can be littler, and can improve capability retention.That is, find when elementary particle 123 and offspring 121 when the same side tilts, can improve battery behavior such as cycle characteristics, and can reduce the coefficient of expansion of device.
In addition, such trend is arranged: when the angle θ of elementary particle 123 and offspring 121 was bigger, capability retention was improved to maximum, descended then.That is, find primary particle 123 and offspring 121, more preferably with the angle tilt of 15 °-60 ° (comprising end points) preferably from perpendicular to the line of negative electrode collector 12A angle with 5 °-60 ° (comprising end points).
Although reference implementation mode and embodiment have described the present invention, the invention is not restricted to these execution modes and embodiment, and can carry out various improvement.For example, in above-mentioned execution mode and the foregoing description, situation about wherein using to the electrolyte solution or the so-called gel electrolyte of liquid electrolyte has been described; But, can use any other electrolyte.As electrolyte, enumerate the mixture of solid electrolyte, solid electrolyte and electrolyte solution or the mixture of solid electrolyte and gel electrolyte with ionic conductance.
As solid electrolyte, for example, can use by electrolytic salt being dispersed in HMW solid electrolyte that forms in the high-molecular weight compounds with ionic conductance or the inorganic solid electrolyte of making by ionic conducting glass or ionic crystals.High-molecular weight compounds as the HMW solid electrolyte, for example, can use ether-based high molecular to quantize compound such as poly(ethylene oxide) or comprise that crosslinked, ester-based high molecular of poly(ethylene oxide) quantize compound such as polymethacrylates or acrylate-based high-molecular weight compounds, its mixture or its copolymer.In addition, as inorganic solid electrolyte, can use the inorganic solid electrolyte that comprises lithium nitride, lithium phosphate etc.
In addition, in above-mentioned execution mode and the foregoing description, the present invention has been described with reference to Coin shape secondary cell and screw winding laminated-type secondary cell; Yet the present invention can be applied to have the secondary cell of any other shape such as column type, prismatic, button type, slim, large-scale or laminated-type in an identical manner.In addition, the present invention not only can be applicable to secondary cell, also can be applicable to primary cell.
It will be understood by those of skill in the art that in the scope of claims or its equivalent, depend on designing requirement and other factors, can carry out various improvement, combination, recombinant and change.